The 4 Words Trump Had Written On His Notes In Bold But Didn't Read Out

Trump's back flipped on his support for Russia, except he really hasn't.

He's a serial back flipper and now Donald Trump has done it again.

After arriving home from his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump spoke to reporters at the White House, where he retracted his comments about Russian collusion in the U.S. 2016 Presidential election.

He had a series of printed pages, some with black lines and notes written on with thick marker. Trump blamed his comments on a simple slip-of-the-tongue and emphasised that he accepted information from intelligence groups that Russia had in fact interfered in the 2016 election.

He's crossed out something there. Image: Getty Images

But his handwritten notes said something else. In fact, on page two the words 'There was no collusion' were written in black.

Unsurprisingly, bipartisan backlash is what met Trump when he arrived back in America. Even his own supporters labelled his comments 'treasonous' and the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wasted no time in reiterating that Russia is not an ally of the U.S.